Daphne Edwards - Cary, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1997
    J.D.
    Honors: Class Rank: Top 4% (6/175)
    Honors: Merit Tuition Scholarship Recipient 1995-1996 and 1996-1997
    Honors: with Highest Honors
    Honors: Faculty Award for Academic Excellence in Criminal Law, 1997
    Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards: Criminal Procedure, Family Law, and Solving Legal Problems
    Law Review: Golden Gate University Law Review, Member, 1994 - 1997
    Law Journal: Golden Gate University Law Journal, Associate Editor, 1996 - 1997

• Non Legal Education

  • North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1989
  • University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1991
    B.S.
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Attorney

Past Positions

• North Carolina Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General, 2013 - 2014
• District Attorney’s Office for Alamance County, Assistant District Attorney, 2011 - 2012
• United States Court Of Appeals Ninth Circuit, Judge Proctor Hug, Jr., Judicial Law Clerk, 2002 - 2011
• United States Court Of Appeals Ninth Circuit, Staff Attorney, 2002 - 2007
• United States Senate Legislative Counsel's Office, Assistant Counsel, 1998 - 2002
• North Carolina Supreme Court, Justice Robert Orr, Clerk, 1997 - 1998
• Cheshire, Parker, Schneider & Bryan, 2016 - 2018

Classes and Seminars

• Advanced Custody and Support Issues,” 09/20/2018
  
• Presenter: Family Law Update, “How to Obtain Electronic Discovery and Ensure It’s Admissible”, Wake County Bar, 08/24/2016
  
• Speaker, HalfMoon Seminars, “Legal Research and Writing Workshop for Paralegals, 07/28/2015
  
• Program Co-Planner, Mass Appeal, Appellate Practice, 10/10/2014
  
• Co-Program Planner and Program Moderator, NC Cary Bar Center, Appellate CLE Program, 10/10/2014
  
• Adjunct Professor, Campbell Law School, Raleigh, NC, 2013 - 2014
  
• Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA, 2003 - 2005

Pro Bono Activities

• National High School Mock Trial Competition, Volunteer

Published Works

Articles

• Family Forum, Section Vol. 34, No. 5, June 2014, Family Law Case Updates
  
• Family Forum, Section Vol. 35, No. 1, October 2014, Family Law Case Updates
  
• Law Review Article, 26 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. 241, 1996
  

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2003

Specialties and Certifications

• Dispute Resolution Commission , Family Financial Mediator

Other Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section, Appellate Practice Section
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Wake County Bar Association, Social Committee, Alimony Committee, Legislative Committee, and Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2017 - Present (Member)
• North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
• Wake County Bar Association (Social Committee Chair, 2017)
• North Carolina State Bar